Table 3.
Increases delay | Reduces delay |
Lack of continuity of care Frequent attendance Patient’s socioeconomic status (lower) Initial misdiagnosis Failure to examine or investigate Inaccurate or inadequate tests Co-morbidities Elderly patients Psychiatric co-morbidities | Site (rectum) Experience Use of referral guidelines Suspected CRC diagnosis in the referral Urgent referral to hospital |
CRC: Colorectal cancer.